My Crochet Muse Has Awakened

 

It was bound to happen.

As I have regained my confidence in my crochet skills,

it is time to get creative.

I am playing with the color and pattern.

I made Block 11 with no variation from the pattern instructions: 

Pattern Stitch 6 ~ Moss Stitch/Single Crochet Stripes.

Well, I did find my sides were straighter and my turns crisper by

crocheting 3 chains, rather than two, when turning my moss stitch rows.

I do not consider this being creative.

I consider it making the pattern work better for me.

You can see the squareness of my turns in this photo:

This block was written for one color in two stitches.

My creative muse has called me to add color

and to only do the moss stitch. 

After seeing the creative variations in the links In My Previous Post,

I could not resist playing with the pattern and yarn.

Creativity is a good thing.

Do you always follow a pattern as written 

or do you always get creative?

Or both?